Martin Scorsese and Daniel Day-Lewis introduce "Gangs of New York," in which they bring to life the the lesser-known history of early New York City and the violent clash between immigrant classes.
The fact that he's so soft spoken and gentle in real life, but his character is this film is such a super confident and flamboyant villain is really incredible.
usually kind of introverted and reserved people are the greatest artists. look at Michael Jackson. not that I'm trying to compare him with DDL, since they are of course two very different people in many respects, but you get my point. I think they get to vent and release a lot of what's inside them when they perform, and that's why it becomes such a great end result. my 2 cents.
Bill the Butcher and Daniel Plainview are 2 of the most frightening characters to ever grace the screen. The tension building was phenomenal and could have only been done by Daniel.
@@BeatlesFan1975 No. Mr. Trump is known from Atlantic City to Albany as a con man. Eight-plus seasons of The Apprentice on NBC "rehabilitated" him for the other 48 states.
One of the amazing points is how many years it takes for a movie to 'finally' go intro production. 25 years for 'Gangs of NY' and around 16 years for 'Silence.'
This the first interview I've ever watched with Daniel Day Lewis. I expected an extremely serious, somewhat introverted man. What a great pleasure to see he's actually warm with an easy laugh and smile.
I took that quote away as the favorite of the whole interview. so many people worry about what they haven't done, or "DDL should have done more movies," or "geez, I'm getting so old - the years have passed by." It's a shame really. Time is time - it doesn't discriminate.
I'm 53 & This is The GREATEST ACTOR of My generation!! I've never seen a Bad D.D.L. film!! I only wish he let us have just a little bit more of His Artistry!! 1 of a kind!!
@@Chalor. I still feel like daniel day lewis is the better actor, in that he completely loses himself in the role to the point I don't see the actor anymore, that's true for any of his roles, with gary oldman, I'm still able to see him in there in a lot of his performances, although he is one of the best actors around nowadays too
DDL is a personal hero to me. I watched My Left Foot as a kid and that performance was Beyond magical. As fate would have it, I’ve ended up in a similar position to Christie Brown. I also have ASD and I see a little bit of it in DDL with the shyness, but also the absolute dedication and obsession in his regard with performance. I adore the mans art.
How can that stupid comment get any likes by any intelligent human?! He’s the LEAST type cast actor on the planet! Is he acting like Bill the Butcher in this interview?! SMH
DDL has a brilliance about him that is purely reflected by the contributions of humility and integrity to each role he dedicates his craft to. Genuine art. The very extension of this art resonates to those who understands and appreciates this level of commitment to authenticity.
Hats off to the interviewer. He interviews a director and an actor, each on the their own terms, drawing out the best they have to say about their own crafts, while making a cohesive whole.
I will check his official upbringing, because only traumatized childen can become such talented actors. He retired from acting at relatively young age, wise move.
I don't know how Daniel day Lewis pulls off bill the butcher AND the their will be blood guy is beyond me. He's so shy. Then he pulls those personallys out of nowhere. Amazing acting!
Martin is a true artist. He's one of the few directors who is trusted by the studios to run his own ship, & deliver on an Immaculate piece of art. Tarantino is given the same leeway.
Clearly because of his demeanor and just the way he is in this interview, Daniel de Louis proves that listening is more powerful than talking.. And he is a sponge that can absorb and articulate In whatever character he plays ... Phenomenal actor
This is a big eye opener for me in how long of a process it can take to produce movies/time it takes for a film to actually begin production. It’s 2023 when I’m watching this now but you hear Scorsese mention he really wanted to make the movie “Silence” with Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver and it was just released in 2016. So he already has the film in his mind to produce but it doesn’t come to fruition until 15 years later and there’s no telling how long before this interview is released that he was already doing the writing for it. Even for Gangs of New York they were talking about how they already started writing the script in the 70s and it was released in 2002. Very fascinating!
I know DDL is a method actor, but when that man commits, he really commits and it shows. Bill the Butcher is one of my all time favorite movie characters.
OMG where do I start with this clip ? Firstly it's two of the greatest people in the history of cinema. The interviewer, who I suspect is well known in the States but unknown in Britain, is knowledgeable and respectful. Scorcese is as always full of enthusiasm and insight ..but Day-Lewis, who is probably the greatest actor in the history of films is actually caught being almost himself. So shy, quietly spoken and self deprecating it's hard to imagine him as Butcher Bill. Since then he has gone on to portray other incredible characters that he always brings unerringly to life .. and then retired again ! A wonderful insight into a genius at work.
The setting is just magnificent. The film is almost 3 hours, it really grips you in the world by the end. A cinema experience very unique. We've seen lord of the rings, beautiful medieval backgrounds, we've seen dune, a masterpiece presenting a fantasy world. But this movie gives you this strong, unapologetic feel of violence, chaos, collapse with political conflicts and racism. The movie doesn't shy away how brutal the time was. black people hanged on street, fire lighting up their corpses. People cheering and in rage yet celebrating. Martin somehow mix wrath with comedy. A strong whisky with viscous aftertaste .
In my opinion DDL gave the best performance in movie history playing Bill The Butcher. I am still amazed years later and I watched it when it came out. I really believe he didn't win an Oscar because he was so great they assumed he would win many more and wanted to spread the awards around. I think he should have won an Oscar for Last of the Mohicans too.
My third great grandfather was a prominent Know Nothing in the 1840s-50s, a Volunteer Fireman Foreman of Engine No.10, and a Major of the NY 71st Regiment. He was involved in the putting down of the Dead Rabbits riot of 1857. My 3rd great grandfather beat William Tweed in an election for Commissioner of Schools in 1850. He lived right in the middle of time of this movie. When my great grandfather moved to NY there were 200,000 people in Manhattan. When he died in 1882 there were 1.2 million.
DDL is a prime example of the perfect actor; He doesn't make acting his entire persona, He commits everything to the parts he plays, and he has other interests, always seeming so genuine. In a time where actors are now spoiled children with serious mental issues, Seeing an interview like this is extremely refreshing
I think what DDL was implying was simply that he feels like an equal to Martin on a man to man level. Not just some yes man that does what he’s told. Intellectually, Daniel seems like he KNOWS he’s fantastic but also wants recognition as well. He was saying (I’m an ally, like I’m with you and will relent for you). Now you won’t get that from Alec Baldwin, or Matt Damon. They have egos that have no end. Daniel Day Lewis to me is the greatest actor to ever appear on screen.
Scorsese has Worked with Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Hervey Keitel, Al Pacino, Paul Newman, Jack Nicholson, Ben Kingsley, Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel Day Lewis. Wtf what a Legend.
And Willem Dafoe, Liam Neeson, Jerry Lewis, Ray Liotta, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Blanchett, Jude Law, Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Jessica Lange, Michelle Pfeiffer, John Goodman, Matthew McConaughey...
@@luismarioguerrerosanchez4747 Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Max von Sydow, Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Paul Sorvino, Frank Vincent, Nick Nolte, Alec Baldwin, John C. Reilly, Johnathan Pryce, Tom Cruise, David Carradine, Nicolas Cage, Ving Rhames, Tom Sizemore, Patricia Arquette, Rosanna Arquette, Winona Ryder, Cameron Diaz, Sharon Stone, Juliette Lewis, Brendan Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Mark Ruffalo, Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver…
You can tell D.L.D. lets go of his characters when filming wraps. He even struggles to talk about his motivations. They can literally be some of the most amazing performances ever, and he’s already moved on
He never lets go of him... they’re all still with him. One character roles into the next and into the next. That’s why he’s so different now than he was in the past, because he’s no longer Daniel Day Lewis, he’s Daniel Day Lewis and Bill the Butcher and Daniel Planview and Abraham Lincoln and Jack Slavin and Guido Contini ... the way he immersed himself into a role, it’s impossible to shed that. He becomes that and with each movie he makes the role takes a piece of who he really is away from him.
This makes me think that he has the ability to tap into multiple personalities by having control over the multiple personalities that reside within himself and they're all willing to act as one. Scorsese who is a director and is an eye for emotion and personality understands where Louis is coming from and seems to be like a therapist or something/ physical/mental therapist
La pazienza, la gentilezza, la grazia, la riservatezza, l’umiltà di Daniel, in questa intervista sono monumentali!!! Se pensi che si è portato questo film interamente sulle sue spalle, quest’uomo è il contrario di una star hollywoodiana, è un monumento della bravura, della dedizione, della modestia,della sobrietà!! INARRIVABILE!!!
"I have something against", man just went back into Bill for a split second. How he didnt win an Oscar for this is one of the crimes of the the century.
He probably would've won if he was up for Best Supporting. I don't know why they submitted him for Best Lead Actor, given he wasn't actually the main character in the film.
I said the movie sucked,not Lewis,besides,what are you a movie critic?You probably thought,"Vanilla Sky". was a great movie too.I walked out on both these movies,something i seldom do.
Another movie critic.If you want to get technical,Kathrine Hepburn has four best acting Oscars.Like i said,genius,the movie sucked,not DDL.To me whatever you say,means squat.
Well, he claimed the same after finishing the Boxer just to come back with this awesome performance as Billy the Butcher on Gangs of New York. He could probably go back to acting if its the right material.
I'd have to surmise that Mr. Day-Lewis, during his 5-year hiatus from filmmaking, was "decompressing." Like a scuba diver heading to the surface, he needed to let his body re-acclimate to normal human conditions. We've heard stories of Heath Ledger's total immersion in "The Joker" character in "The Dark Knight" contributed to his mental imbalance that led him to death. Daniel seems a person how, at times, needs his privacy and to move out of the mind-set of the last character he portrayed.
Heath Ledger died because he caught pneumonia after hanging off a bridge all night in January in London. He then foolishly took an accidental overdose of prescription medication and his respiratory system stopped working.
I love this movie. A big fan of historically based films in general, but so many of them depict the same select eras, like WWII, it gets tired out. This is a unique setting for modern history films.
With all due respect. If DeNiro played Bill, it'd be just another DeNiro character, angry Italian-American that making badass moves. With DDL... Well... It's Bill The Butcher!
Thank you DDL for coming back for this film! Love the movie. Just did a intercultural communications paper on this movie. My main topics were the power dynamics, culture conflicts and meso level theories. now im done with the paper and just want to learn more about the actors. :)
I played this video like most videos I thought Im probably going to watch a few minutes of this then search up whatever pops in my head, but Man this interview was great Martin Scorsese's Way of Talking you just Can't help but Focus...I hope he makes more
Daniel Day-Lewis’s Bill the Butcher had the same effect as Heath Ledger’s Joker, in as much as you’re just waiting for the next scene in which he’s involved.
DDL is a rarity among his acting contemporaries in that his work raises above the level where disbelief is forgotten, his personage fades, and there is only the story drawing me in.
There is a charming smile and there is Daniel day Lewis's smile This man has everything i mean everything as a tremendous attractive man He has unique eyes made of fire 🔥🔥
